Jonathan Butler - Living My Dream - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

There's no denying Jonathan Butler has been blessed with a fascinating life, /a South African native whose expansive musical gift has earned accolades across an international career, Butlers new, self-produced Gospel , GRACE AND MERCY, is filled with the soulful sounds and insightful lyric fans have come to expect from the veteran performer. Butler delivers a collection of songs that serve as a soothing musical balm.

Talented jazz composer, conductor, arranger, trombonist and keyboardist Michael Gibbs' two albums for Deram, dating from 1970 and 1971. Gibbs recorded with Graham Collier, Johnny Dankworth, Kenny Wheeler and Mike Westbrook in the late 60s, before starting his recording career. As a producer and arranger, Gibbs has worked with a who's who of artists including Whitney Houston, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Peter Gabriel and many more. Digitally remastered and slipcased. Extensive new notes by Charles Waring

Belgian soprano Iris Hendrickx has a great love of the major French operatic literature, and it shows in these warm, passionate performances. Recorded live in Milan, the performances are aided by one of the finest Italian orchestras and conductor Patrick Fournillier, who is a specialist in this French operatic literature. Iris has sung in opera houses and concert halls all over the world including Opera Vlaanderen, Opéra de Lille, Opéra de Wallonie, Opéra Bergen, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Pollack Concert Hall Montreal and Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels. Acclaimed as a versatile lyric soprano she has been invited by numerous International Festivals such as Ottawa International Chamber Festival, KLARA Festival, Rotterdamse Operadagen, Bergen International Festival, Festival International du Domaine Forget and The Musimars Festival Montreal. Iris has been an award and scholarship winning member of The International Vocal Arts Institute Montreal, OperaWorks Los Angeles and The Meditteranean Opera Studio singing the roles of Violetta (La Traviata), Mimi (La Bohème) and Laititia (The old maid and the Thief).